Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slating

/slˈeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: slat-ing
IPA: /slˈeɪtɪŋ/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Slates collectively.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Material for slating.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A harsh criticism.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of slate

Example Sentences

"His new book got a real slating."
""Ever been to a meeting before, sir?" "No," said Malone. "Don't know much about it, I expect." "No, I don't." "Well, well, we must expect a slating.""

Usage

Inflected Forms

slatings (plural)

Synonyms

scorcher slate

Rhymes With

waiting dating creating rating relating stating hating skating awaiting updating debating mating

Questions

How do you pronounce slating?: The recorded pronunciation is /slˈeɪtɪŋ/.
What does slating mean?: Slates collectively.

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